Syria has sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, alongside his brother Maher, while his cousin and former Daraa security chief Atef Najib also received a death sentence. The ruling is a landmark moment for a country still dealing with the consequences of the 2011 uprising and the war that followed. But the…
Judy Austin has reportedly taken her long-running dispute with her former husband, Emmanuel Chukwuobasi Obasi, to court, filing a ₦1 billion defamation suit against Obasi and actress Rita Edochie. The case follows allegations made by Obasi during a June appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast, where he spoke about his former marriage to Austin and…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc (KAEDC) after the company accumulated about ₦456.5 billion in market obligations, including ₦415.5 billion owed to Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading and ₦41 billion owed to the Nigerian Independent System Operator. NERC has appointed an interim board and administrator for six…
Reports of a missile attack on a Saudi-linked commercial vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, reportedly killing three crew members, two Pakistanis and one Indonesian, are the latest warning that the Red Sea shipping crisis is becoming harder for commercial operators to ignore. The details of the reported incident are still developing, and there has…
The second week of Big Brother Naija Season 11 has delivered something viewers did not expect: a double eviction, a first strike, emotional breakdowns and a house that already appears to be struggling with its own alliances. Martins Iyeh and Mercedes became the first two housemates evicted from the Show Ya Sef season on Sunday,…
Nigeria’s stock market has reached a major milestone, with the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) market capitalization rising to about ₦160 trillion. President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the performance and backed an even bigger target of ₦230 trillion by the end of 2026. On the surface, this is a strong signal. The value of listed equities…
The latest tensions in the Middle East are revealing a problem that could become more important than the fighting itself: the countries involved increasingly disagree on what an acceptable end to the conflict actually looks like. US President Donald Trump has backed a 15-point framework for Gaza that would involve Hamas disarming, followed by a…
Nigeria’s latest private-sector numbers offer one of the clearest signs yet that businesses are beginning to regain confidence. Business activity reportedly reached a five-month high, while the Nigerian Exchange Group’s market value has climbed to about ₦160 trillion. But the more interesting question is whether this improvement is the beginning of a broader economic recovery…
A deadly shooting at a school near Bangkok has renewed difficult questions about how Thailand can protect students from gun violence, particularly when a young person is able to access a firearm. A 14-year-old student opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province on Friday, August 7. Initial reports said three teachers and three…
The Trump administration has launched another attempt to narrow who can receive U.S. citizenship at birth, signaling that becoming American could become significantly harder for some families if the policy survives the legal challenges expected to follow. On August 6, President Donald Trump signed two executive actions targeting birthright citizenship and so-called “birth tourism”. The…
